Luke A. Conner
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Officer

Luke A. Conner

Accident
End of Watch October 8, 1919
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Conner was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while on foot patrol on Chester Pike shortly after midnight. The driver of the vehicle drove Officer Conner to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries approximately six hours later.

Survivors

Officer Conner had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and five children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Conner gave the Prospect Park Borough Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prospect Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Conner.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Prospect Park, Delaware County, PA
Platform Identity ppbpd.delaware.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 8, 1919
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Luke is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1919, 51 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 94th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Luke had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Prospect Park Borough Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Luke among them.

Officer Luke A. Conner

Prospect Park Borough Police Department · End of Watch October 8, 1919

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 11-E

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